‘Accent could not understand’: Indian professional asked to keep quiet during meetings in America- organizing shares. Bharat News
An Indian professional working in the United States claimed that he was asked to “prevent” in meetings as co-workers could not understand their pronunciation. The 32 -year -old said on Redit, saying that he felt “rejected and humiliated”.“I am 32 years old, originally working with India, currently working with a customer team in the US, where all are Americans. Today, during a meeting, I asked a team member (about 55 years old) to update a project for just one part of his regular responsibilities. He asked me to stop speaking in meetings because he could not understand my pronunciation,” he said in the post.“I felt and humiliated. I have always tried to communicate clearly and professional. No one else said anything before I lived with the same customer for more than a year. Is this kind of response facing some other people? How do you deal with something like this in a way without harming your confidence or your contribution? “Read the post.This post received a mixed response with the office staff cursing for such behavior, while the other, asks the person to “join a spoken English class”.A user wrote, “This is really rude, usually if they cannot understand you then they can ask you to speak slowly, but you can just ask you to stop speaking that they are very rude and not normal behavior,” a user wrote.“You should join a spoken English class, and neutralize your pronunciation by reducing the mother tongue effect,” another said.Another user advised the person to file a complaint with HR, “This is so rude and I think I forms the workplace’s bullying. I will talk to my manager and file a HR complaint. I am in so many meetings where I am saying what I am saying or will never tell that there is no person.,Experience gave rise to a comprehensive conversation about workplace inclusion and how professionals can creatively address such reactions.
